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Murfdogg21

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  1. Is KD likely to make a huge impact with this year's team's success? We'd hope this team as is could make it at least to the second round. Since leaving Golden State, KD's team's went: '21 Nets - 2nd round exit '22 Nets - 1st round exit '23 Suns - 2nd round exit '24 Suns - 1st round exit I'd trade Jalen Green and filler for KD, but I wouldn't give Phoenix their picks back. It's still a good trade for Phoenix if they think Green could still become a star at a currently lower price point and younger than KD. KD could be the man to take clutch shots down the stretch of games for Houston, or he could be an aging star who breaks down.
  2. Every university, public or private, has their own policy on patent ownership, generally ranging from the school owning 40-75% of revenue generated
  3. One week in JV football, we played @Nimitz and for some reason Quentin Griffin (future OU RB) got put down to the JV squad. I blitzed from outside LB in a 3-4 defense right into their option pitch and blew him up for a 5 or 6 yard loss. I think he went for a 60 yard TD the next play. A few years later as a UT undergrad, I watched him score 6 times in the 64-14 game and frequently insinuated that Reed Boyd was unable to do what I did as a JV LB. No helmet stickers though. Coach didn't believe in that "weak shit."
  4. ...and no experience calling plays.
  5. I thought they were going to sell Lebron a Vegas expansion franchise at a below market rate?
  6. *they can let him walk in two years as a free agent and get a compensatory pick for him. If they cut him (and the story is Rams don’t want him/his contract), they get no picks. Everyone knows the Rams want to dump him now. They won’t likely get a 2nd or 3rd round in a trade. If Texans are interested, it’s all a poker match. Are there other teams interested in taking on the 2yr/$40m he has left? Enough to give up a pick? Maybe some 6th for a 7th swap bullshit? If not, wait for the Rams to cut him. They could claim him on waivers to insure they get him (possibly overpaying him), or wait it out and sign him for less as a free agent. OTOH, Texans may get a comp pick if Diggs signs elsewhere and they don’t sign anyone of note (trading for Kupp or claiming him off waivers would work).
  7. Dome Hideout was awesome. Went several times that year, felt like it was in there two or three years but I’ll take the committeeman’s word for it. Going down the tunnel and then onto the floor, throwing down $6 crown and cokes, and looking up at the Astrodome ceiling as you two stepped with some young drunk lass in a denim skirt was peak bachelorhood for me.
  8. Got in trouble at a wedding last summer outside of Philly when my 6 year old son asked all dudes wearing green if they were dirtbags.
  9. They could start by referring to themselves as owners again instead of “governors.”
  10. Condolences to Mavs fans. As a Houston fan, I span from indifference to rooting against Dallas teams (unless playing against LA or NY teams). This trade was so terrible for the Mavs that I actually wish it would get vetoed by the NBA commissioner. Giving the Lakers a young star makes it 10x worse than if they'd sent Luka for pennies to literally anywhere else.
  11. Maybe AD will fail his physical and the trade gets voided
  12. Isn’t this where zombie David Sterns comes in and blocks a trade that’s just too shitty?
  13. Watch his legacy and welcome in Baltimore get rubbed out, while Ray Lewis, who stabbed someone to death, is worshipped as a hero by Ravens’ faithful. Tough beat.
  14. Heard on radio this morning that Rockets, Ime, and FVV had mutual interest in changing the $44m team option for next season into 3 years, ~$100m.
  15. Quick google search: If you make $26,000,000 a year living in the region of Ontario, Canada, you will be taxed $13,885,092. That means that your net pay will be $12,114,908 per year. If you make $26,000,000 a year living in Texas, you will be taxed $10,196,478. That means that your net pay will be $15,803,523 per year. So if the final offers are similar to what we've been seeing, he'd pocket an extra ~$3.7 million/year with the Astros. If it's just about the bag and securing his grandchildren's obscene wealth, he should sign with Houston (even for marginally less contract salary). If it's just about ego like many pro athletes and getting "paid" more than peers, then double F' you get out of here.
  16. …at a place where they are paid to rub you aggressively while you’re naked. Not that spunking in a legitimate massage spa is appropriate.
  17. LZ is there and said Nolen and Sorrell are mauling everyone. He said the QBs all looked shitty and WR group looks weak compared to previous years (we knew that).
  18. Fox is a great player and could be an upgrade at one of the guard positions, but it's not like he has extensive playoff experience either (7 games).
  19. I was a student during Applewhite-Simms. My perspective was the fan base was split maybe 60-40 in Applewhite’s favor, but as someone said the Applewhite crowd was much louder. Simms had all the physical tools to be a legendary college QB, but he was often robotic in decision making. We had Benson, Scaife, Roy, and two other borderline NFL WRs, but ran stupid ass offensive concepts while being conservative and predictable. Good defensive opposing coaches feasted on these weaknesses. Applewhite was “coach on the field” with very limited physical skills (noodle arm, one or both bum knees, several inches shorter). He had no problem audibling out of Greg Davis’s stupid ass plays and often put us into wide open pass routes. The combination of his association with Ricky’s Heisman year, “heady” player, and underdog physical traits endeared him to many, especially among the current and former “fratboy” contingent of the fan base. Those teams had an 8-9 win floor with either QB. Many felt if the offensive coaches did a better job in scheme and play calling, the ceiling was higher with Simms. Applewhite had some horrible losses (‘99 KSU, ‘99 Big12 CCG, ‘00 Stanford, ‘00 OU 63-14), but Simms’s big (really, the only losses) were on bigger stage (‘01 CU rematch Big12CCG, ‘01 OU 14-3, ‘02 OU 35-24). Simms teams beat the shit out of aggy thrice, great win @Nebraska ‘02, ‘02 Cotton Bowl vs Saban LSU). The loud Applewhite fans glossed over his failures and limitations and still today blame Simms for not winning the national championship in ‘01 (like we would’ve been within 21 points of Miami…). Simms was loved by his teammates while most thought Applewhite was a dick. Fans shit all over Simms and vandalized his car, and Applewhite fans get mad that Simms doesn’t have the greatest things to say about UT. Applewhite cheated on his pregnant wife with an athletic trainer. Simms could’ve been better with better coaching, but his stats and W/L record didn’t leave much room for improvement. Applewhite probably would’ve won that Big12CCG, but got mauled by Miami. In the end, Greg Davis sucked and it didn’t matter who took the snaps.
  20. We already doxxed ThatGuy as Quinn’s mom. No need to argue with him. He’ll keep cherry picking stats that make Quinn appear to be a close second to VY, and he’ll be on here next season every time Arch throws an INT throwing him under the bus.
  21. Let it be elsewhere. CJ’s regression (albeit partially due to OL) in holding the ball too long and throwing more INTs is not a selling point for a promotion to OC. No, because we’re trying to win big during CJ’s rookie contract and Jerrod’s experience post-being a crappy aggy qb as a quality control coach for Indy and Minnesota and whatever his involvement with the ‘24 Texans offense probably don’t justify being the OC in ‘25. He sounds like a likable guy. That should not warrant a promotion, but stupid shit like that happens all the time in coaching (see: Steve Belichick).
  22. Am I the only one who remembers how dumb Jerrod Johnson was an 18 year old (relative to other 18 year old college recruits)? Aggy touted him as their version of VY, but his passing was mediocre (put up some stats in 2009 when they were losing big in games) and lost the QB job his senior year to Ryan Tannehill. I think he was 13-12 as their starting QB. I believe he never made any NFL team's active roster, and spent a total of like 2 weeks on the Bears practice squad one year. Maybe he turned into some offensive coaching and strategy savant after his time with in quality control with the Colts and Vikings, but promoting him to OC would get me about as excited as when they drafted Tytus Howard in the first round. Maybe they are trying to shore up fan support from the Humble area.
  23. Klint Kubiak seems like fan service to Texans fans nostalgic of the Gary Kubiak era (like so many Longhorn fans only view Mack Brown through rose colored glasses today). If you're going to fire your OC after 2 seasons (and the first being great), don't pull the trigger on mediocrity. I have no patience for slow developing zone runs that set up 6 yard passes to TE's. I'd rather them hire Kevin Sumlin and pay him in vodka. Anyone else out there available from the Kingsbury/Leach branches of the spread offense coaching tree?
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